July 22 - 28 activities

Shopping, festivals, book sales, farmers markets, music, theater, it is ALL HAPPENING in our community.

As always, you have many choices for shopping, dining and entertainment. Check out our listings below and then in our Calendar of Events because activities may be added after this story is completed.

Let us know about events and news you know about and remember you can post community events in the calendar. Register under the "Event Calendar" red bar on the right, or log in if you are already registered. Then add an event.

Friday, July 22

Zumba and WERQ with Haley and Julie
Time: Doors 5.15 p.m. / Show 5.45 p.m.
Price: $20
Location: Double Door, 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave
Contact: 773.489.3160

Gorilla Tango Theater presents Emma Unmatched
Time: 7 p.m.
Price: $15
Location: Gorilla Tango Theater, 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Contact: website or call on 773.598.4549

Trogg - A Musical!
Time: 7.30 p.m.
Price: $28
Location: Chopin Theater, 1543 W. Division St.
Contact: Ticket line on 866.811.4111

BBU, Phillip Morris, The Minneapolis Henrys, The Embraceables, Big Splashes, Shannon vs. The Stranger, Tag-team sets by DJs Dario X and Shazam Bangles.
Time: Doors 8.30 p.m. / Show 9 p.m.
Price: $7
Location: Double Door, 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave
Contact: 773.489.3160

Comedy Show "The Show Below"
Time: 9 p.m.
Price: FREE
Location: Crocodile, 1540 N. Milwaukee Ave.

Gorilla Tango Theater presents Learn English or I'll F***ing Kill You!
Time: 9.30 p.m.
Price: $15
Location: Gorilla Tango Theater, 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Contact: website or call on 773.598.4549

The Magic Parlour
Friday's feature will be the incredible magic of Chicago entertainer David Kovac.
Time: 10.30 p.m.
Price: $25 / $10
Location: Chopin Theater Basement.
Contact:773.769.3832 or Dennis

Gorilla Tango Theater presents Boobs and Goombas: A Super Mario Burlesque
Time: 11 p.m.
Price: $20
Location: Gorilla Tango Theater, 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Contact: website or call on 773.598.4549

Saturday, July 23

Annual Polish Museum of America Library Book Sale
Time: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Location: 984 N. Milwaukee, free parking west of building

Summer Sizzle Sidewalk Sale
Time: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Price: Suggested donation $5
Location: The Streets of Wicker Park/ Bucktown

Wicker Park Fest
Time: 12 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Price: FREE
Location: On Milwaukee Ave from North Ave. to Wood St.
Contact: For more information visit website

Wicker Park Fest Skybox at Collaboraction
Time: 12 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Location: Flat Iron Building, Milwaukee Ave and North Ave.Rm. 300 & 336
Contact: For more information visit website

Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, Matt Ulery's Loom
Summer Session in the Square
Time: 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Price: FREE (suggested donation $5)
Location: Logan Square Manument on N. Milwaukee Ave
Contact: For more information visit website

Gorilla Tango Theater presents Emma Unmatched
Time: 7 p.m.
Price: $15
Location: Gorilla Tango Theater, 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Contact: website or call on 773.598.4549

Trogg - A Musical!
Time: 7.30 p.m.
Price: $28
Location: Chopin Theater, 1543 W. Division St.
Contact: Ticket line on 866.811.4111

The U.S. Air Guitar Championships - National Finals
Time: Doors 8 p.m. / Show 9 p.m.
Price: $21
Location: Double Door, 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave
Contact: 773.489.3160

JOJO Baby Documentary and discussion
Time: 9 p.m.
Location: Flat Iron Building, Milwaukee Ave and North Ave.Rm. 300
Contact: For more information visit website

Double Door & Silver Wrapper present a Wicker Park Fest After Party! Featuring Zedd, DJ Thibault, The Polish Ambassador, Lynx and Team Bayside High
Time: Doors 10 p.m. / Show 10 p.m.
Price: $12 / dos $15
Location: Double Door, 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave
Contact: 773.489.3160

Comedy Show "The Show Below"
Time: 9 p.m.
Price: FREE
Location: Crocodile, 1540 N. Milwaukee Ave.

Gorilla Tango Theater presents A Nude Hope: A Star Wars Burlesque
Time: 9.30 p.m.
Price: $20
Location: Gorilla Tango Theater, 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Contact: website or call on 773.598.4549

Gorilla Tango Theater presents Boobs and Goombas: A Super Mario Burlesque
Time: 11 p.m.
Price: $20
Location: Gorilla Tango Theater, 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Contact: website or call on 773.598.4549

Sunday July 24

Wicker Park Farmers Market
Time: 8 a.m - 2 p.m.
Price: FREE
Location: Wicker Park, 1425 N. Damen Ave.

Logan Square Farmers Market
Time: 10 a.m - 3 p.m.
Price: FREE
Location: Logan Square, 3107 W. Logan Blvd.

Annual Polish Museum of America Library Book Sale
Time: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Location: 984 N. Milwaukee, free parking west of building

Summer Sizzle Sidewalk Sale
Time: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Price: Suggested donation $5
Location: The Streets of Wicker Park/ Bucktown

Wicker Park Fest
Time: 12 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Price: FREE
Location: On Milwaukee Ave from North Ave. to Wood St.
Contact: For more information visit website

Trogg - A Musical!
Time: 3 p.m.
Price: $22
Location: Chopin Theater, 1543 W. Division St.
Contact: Ticket line on 866.811.4111

Gorilla Tango Theater presents Emma Unmatched
Time: 6 p.m.
Price: $15
Location: Gorilla Tango Theater, 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Contact: website or call on 773.598.4549

Gorilla Tango Theater presents Electric Gorilla
Time: 10 p.m.
Price: $10
Location: Gorilla Tango Theater, 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Contact: website or call on 773.598.4549

Free Wicker Park Fest Day Party... CC and The Mayhaps, Stacy Clark, Ryan Powers and Ron Robinson
Time: 3 p.m.    Show 3.30 p.m.
Price: FREE
Location: Double Door, 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave
Contact: 773.489.3160

Double Door and Silver Wrapper present BS Brass Band, Afro-Zep, Big Light and Cealed Kasket
Time: 8 p.m.    Show 9 p.m.
Price: FREE
Location: Double Door, 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave
Contact: 773.489.3160

Monday July 25

Dirtroom Show: DJ Shitty Wizard presents Blue Monday
Time: 10 p.m.    Show 10 p.m.
Price: $5
Location: Double Door, 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave
Contact: 773.489.3160

Tuesday July 26

Despicable Me
Time: 10 a.m.
Price: $1
Location: Logan Theatre, 2646 N. Milwaukee Ave.

Mandy and the Bandits, Rego, Diana and The Dishes and Leslie Beukelman
Time: 8 p.m.   Show 8.30 p.m.
Price: $7
Location: Double Door, 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave
Contact: 773.489.3160

The Dirtroom: Free After Midnight DJ The Notorious P.R.Z.
Time: 12 a.m.    Show 12 a.m.
Price: FREE
Location: Double Door, 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave
Contact: 773.489.3160

Gorilla Tango Theater presents phobia
Time: 8 p.m.
Price: $12
Location: Gorilla Tango Theater, 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Contact: website or call on 773.598.4549

Gorilla Tango Theater presents That New Show
Time: 9.30 p.m.
Price: FREE
Location: Gorilla Tango Theater, 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Contact: website or call on 773.598.4549

Wednesday July 27

New York Dolls, The Steepwater Band and The Sleepers
Time: 8 p.m.    Show 8.30 p.m.
Price: $25
Location: Double Door, 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave
Contact: 773.489.3160

Thursday July 28

The Polish Triangle Farmers Market
Time: 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Price: FREE
Location: The Polish Triangle, Milwaukee, Ashland and Division intersection.

Brad Cole, Hands Off My Sister and Jane Thatcher
Time: 7.30 p.m.    Show 8 p.m.
Price: $5
Location: Double Door, 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave
Contact: 773.489.3160

Trogg - A Musical!
Time: 7.30 p.m.
Price: $22
Location: Chopin Theater, 1543 W. Division St.
Contact: Ticket line on 866.811.4111

Thru. to July 26

Collaboraction presents Mush-Room
A discussion between Paul Klein and Wesley Kimler
Time: 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Price: $5 suggested donation
Location: Room 300, Flat Iron Building, 1579 North Milwaukee Avenue
Contact: visit website or call 312.226.9633.

Thru. to July 30th

Monique Meloche exhibits Kendell Carter
Time: Tues - Sat, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Price: Free
Location: 2154 W. Division
Contact: website

Thru. to Aug. 14

Educating Rita
Presented by Shattered Globe Theatre
Time: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Price: $28
Location: Chicago Dramatists, 1105 W. Chicago Ave.
Contact: website Box office: 312.633.0630

Thru. to Aug. 28

Jackson Junge Gallery present 'Momentum Wild'
Paintings by Brian Morgan
Time: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Price: FREE
Location: Jackson Junge Gallery, 1389 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Contact: website

Thru. to Sept. 3rd

Intuit opening of 'Esta Chida Todo: "The Drawings of Raul Maldonado"
Time: 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Price: $5
Location: Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, 756 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Contact: website

On Going

Cell Phone & Battery Recycling
Working and non working cell phones, batteries from power tools, laptops, cameras, cell phones.
Items can be dropped off Mon. - Fri.
For more info, call 773.384.2672 or email Frances at WPB
Time: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: 1414 N. Ashland Ave.